<p>'This is a comprehensive collection of original source material.' Theosophical Journal</p>
This reader includes extracts from a wide variety of sources, from the Pentateuch and the Talmud of ancient history, through to modern Jewish documents. Among the areas covered by this wide array of literature are the exile of the Jews, Rabbinic Judaism, philosophy, mysticism, Anti-Semitism and Zionism, the Holocaust and its aftermath, and the challenges facing today's Jewish community.
Drawing together a comprehensive collection of original source material translated into English, this book introduces all the major themes and literature of Judaism.
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Biografisk notat
Rabbi Professor Dan Cohn-Sherbok is a widely published and eminent scholar of Judaism. He is currently Professor of Judaism at the University of Wales at Lampeter. Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok is a writer and teacher, and the author of several books in the field of Jewish studies.